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. 1987 Sep-Oct;7(5):518-23.
doi: 10.1097/01241398-198709000-00003.

Statistical analysis of the incidence of physeal injuries

T Mizuta, W M Benson, B K Foster, D C Paterson, L L Morris

Statistical analysis of the incidence of physeal injuries

T Mizuta et al. J Pediatr Orthop. 1987 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

The incidence of physeal injuries in nearly 2,000 bony injuries was 18%. They were commoner in adolescents and specifically more frequent in the upper limbs. The incidence of growth arrest was just over 1%, whereas the incidence of serious complication was less than 1%. The prognosis depends more on the site than the Salter-Harris classification. The proximal tibia is a common site for growth disturbance.

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